about.
Alex Basaraba (he/him) is an interdisciplinary social scientist, practitioner, educator, and science-informed visual storyteller with more than 10 years of domestic and international experience in the climate adaptation field. From supporting governments at all scales to address the impacts of a changing climate to documenting the illegal wildlife trade, he has honed a unique skill-set and approach to science-informed storytelling, supporting communities adapt and build resilience to climate change, and empowering youth to address the climate crisis. His passion for connecting with people, places, and stories have taken him to dozens of countries documenting the interstice between the environment and human’s lives and supporting solutions that work for people and the environment. Basaraba is currently a PhD candidate in the Emmett Interdisciplinary Program on Environment and Resources (E-IPER) in the Doerr School of Sustainability at Stanford University (the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe), and his research is focused on the barriers and enablers to transformative climate adaptation using community engaged social science research methods. In addition to working as an instructor for the Harvard C-CHANGE Youth Summit on Climate, Equity, and Health and an educator and expedition leader for National Geographic Student Expeditions, his experience includes supporting communities, organizations, and governments at all levels (federal, state, Tribal, city, and county) to prepare for and respond to the impacts of a changing climate, including: the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Shoshone-Paiute Tribe, the District of Columbia, the United Kingdom Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), the National Academy of Sciences (NASEM), the State of New York, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the State of Colorado, the Town of Windsor, the Upper Snake River Tribes Foundation, and more. Beyond publishing dozens of white papers, policy reports, government plans, academic journal articles, and popular media articles, Basaraba has served as a contributing author, chapter graphic design lead, and review editor on multiple National Climate Assessments.